In two separate interviews of Republican presidential candidates, CNN's Piers Morgan exhibited an obvious contempt of Tea Party politics as well as a double standard toward moderate and conservative presidential candidates. In Monday's interview with Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, CNN's Piers Morgan baited the moderate candidate to criticize the Tea Party for its unwavering defense of its principles. In contrast, Morgan used the same rhetoric the week before to put Tea Party champion Ron Paul on the defensive. [Video below.] Huntsman criticized the Tea Party on Monday for its refusal to compromise in the debt ceiling debate. Morgan set... continue reading
CBS's Jan Crawford highlighted Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney 's fortune on Tuesday's Early Show and how " wealthier candidates, like Romney, John Kerry, and Jon Huntsman , are... hit with that nasty insult they're an elitist ." Crawford did mention how that label has also been leveled at President Obama on more than one occasion, but also forwarded a myth about former President George H. W. Bush's 1992 encounter with a supermarket scanner. Anchor Chris Wragge didn't use the "elitist" term as he gave the lead-in for the correspondent's report, but stated, "With millions of Americans out of work,... continue reading
The morning shows on NBC and CBS skipped a new Gallup poll finding Barack Obama either behind or tied with his Republican challengers. Only ABC's Good Morning America mentioned the stark numbers. In an otherwise unrelated story on Sarah Palin, George Stephanopoulos briefly mentioned, " We're going to switch gears now to politics and there is a brand-new Gallup poll showing that the four top Republican candidates are all beating or tied with President Obama ." The Gallup survey released Monday shows the President losing to Mitt Romney 46 to 48. In a match-up with Texas Governor Rick Perry, the... continue reading
Liberals are "pro" and bestow rights on people. Conservatives are "anti" and negative. That's the impressions that viewers would get from watching ABC. On Tuesday, Good Morning America's Bianna Golodryga mentioned the possible presidential candidacy of George Pataki, noting the former New York governor is " pro-choice, pro-union and pro-gay rights ." Yet, on June 30, 2011, World News reporter Sharyn Afonsi highlighted Michele Bachmann's " anti-abortion view ." On June 07, 2011, GMA co-host George Stephanopoulos suggested to Ann Coulter, "You seem to express some kind of understanding for anti-abortion protesters who use violence.' Using slightly different wording, reporter... continue reading
On Saturday's NBC Today, White House correspondent Kristen Welker fawned over President Obama's 10-day excursion to Martha's Vineyard, declaring: "...his first public outing...A bookstore in Vineyard Haven where he, Malia, and Sasha bought eight books." A crowd outside the store could be heard chanting: "Four more years! Four more years!" Welker noted how "no cameras were allowed when the President played golf." Though she was happy to report that "NBC News did capture him for a few brief moments from afar. Taking some shots, and doing a quick golf cart drive-by." After describing criticism of the President's vacation, Welker brushed... continue reading
NBC has yet to cover a major shift by the Obama administration that would halt deportation of illegal immigrants who have not committed a crime. According to the Washington Times , up to 300,000 cases could be impacted by this decision. Despite ignoring the development, NBC did find time to cover the story of Boris, the 550 pound pig. Natalie Morales explained, " His owners have him on a diet and he's dropped an impressive 75 pounds ." The pig coverage appeared on Friday's Today, a program that lasts for four hours. Boris warranted more attention than the new immigration... continue reading
On his syndicated program, Sunday, Chris Matthews slammed Rick Perry for being too "nasty" to Barack Obama. The liberal host also wondered if the fact that Perry is not a Mormon gives southerners a " permission slip " to like him. Speculating on the Texas Governor's popularity, Matthews theorized, " Do you think part of this southern appeal of this guy, who is to most of us this guy, Rick Perry, is he's not a Mormon. He's a Southern Baptist ." The NBC anchor then suggested sinister motives behind his supporters: "And a lot of it is that permission slip... continue reading
In an interview with former press secretary and current Obama campaign advisor Robert Gibbs on Sunday's Meet the Press, substitute host Savannah Guthrie pushed the President from the left: "If the President thinks more should be done, if he thinks there should be more stimulus, why doesn't he just go for broke? Why doesn't he go out there and ask for it, make a case for it?" Guthrie worried that Obama was "pre-settling" and that, "He's making a political calculus about what he thinks might be able to pass and not getting out there and fighting for what he thinks... continue reading
President Barack Obama continues to benefit from a fawning media of which past Presidents could only dream, yet on Sunday's This Week two journalists fretted he's not getting enough credit for his accomplishments, a lack of recognition they blamed on his staff's poor public relations efforts. Since he's taken office, FBN's Liz Claman asserted, 'almost every sector in the S&P is up double digit percentages' and 'this is also the President under whom we got Osama bin Laden. Those two things are not getting him any gravitas at the moment.' So, she despaired, 'whoever's running PR for him needs to... continue reading
CBS's Norah O'Donnell, filling in on Face the Nation , just couldn't comprehend how a candidate espousing true conservative views could possibly capture the White House. Referring to Rick Perry, she demanded: 'Can the Republican Party elect someone President who doesn't believe in global warming?' She described Perry's fairly conventional conservative assessment of Social Security as 'controversial,' citing how in his book he described the program as 'a crumbling monument to the failure of the New Deal,' a 'bad disease' and that 'it was set up like a, quote 'illegal Ponzi scheme.'' Repeating her earlier formulation, O'Donnell wondered: 'Can you... continue reading